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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted August 15, 2016 11:18 AM
Hey folks ...
I have a question I don't think i have ever asked on here or elsewhere before, (and with how much I yack on and on, that's saying a lot!)
Someone mentioned using film cleaning fluid to help alleviate the nusciance of scratches. Now, i know that once a scratch is laid, it's permanent, obviously ...
... but which film cleaning fluid would be the best fluid to use to "fill in" those scratches as much as possible. I'm sure that the more "lubricating' the film fluid is, the better in this regard.
I have used "ECCO" for quite a few years, but it doesn't do much in this regard, mostly alcohol based and all ...
... but which fluid, in you're learned opinions, is the best for treating scratch issues ...
The floor is open ... ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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John Hermes
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 139
From: La Mesa, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 2008
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posted August 15, 2016 12:38 PM
Back in the "olden days", I used a Piclear system with my big RCA TP-66 telecine projectors. That liquid was mostly made up of perchlorethylene. It worked very well for wet gating film but it would eat up many types of plastic and is pretty toxic (induces headaches in non-well ventilated areas!!) The RCA projectors are all metal. It dried quickly as well. The original Vitafilm worked pretty well too. I agree that, these days, Filmguard is about the best thing. I use it for my transfers now. With 16mm, I give about five squirts into a Webril Wipe and then treat about 400 feet on my rewinds. I then flip the pad, squirt more Filmgaurd, etc. When done, I run the film back and forth once more with a clean pad to even out the application. The film stays "wet" for quite some time with Filmguard.
[ August 17, 2016, 01:59 AM: Message edited by: John Hermes ]
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